TURKISH PM PROPOSES INTENSIFYING NEGOTIATIONS TO RESOLVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT

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March 26 2012
Azerbaijan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his meeting with
U.S. President Barack Obama proposed to intensify negotiations to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Turkish newspaper HaberTurk
reported on Monday.

“Turkey is ready to intensify negotiations with Azerbaijan to resolve
the conflict, but to this end, France, the United States and Russia
should also increase pressure on Armenia,” Erdogan said.

He also stressed that the OSCE Minsk Group have not found a solution
to this problem for the past 20 years.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. are
currently holding peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress